Jordan’s Lower House of Parliament voted to abolish Article 308 of the Penal Code, after a heated 30-minute session. The controversial [...]
Source: New York Times
Yemen’s Rise in Child Soldiers and Forced Marriage
After two years of war in Yemen, the country is seeing two disturbing new trends. Families, desperate for income, are selling their [...]
14-Year-Old Trafficked into the UK Drug World
Speaking to The New York Times, a 14-year-old girl recounted how she was trafficked into delivering drugs to towns outside of London. [...]
From Tea Plantations to Domestic Slavery
In the foothills of the Himalayas, Dooars, India was once famous for its lush tea plantations. Yet this area has now become infamous as [...]
Resettling Yazidi Refugees: Canada Struggles with Trauma of ISIS Victims
Fariborz Birjandian, a refugee himself and the leader of one of Canada’s largest resettlement agencies, has years of experience [...]
U.S. Detention is a Business — and it’s Profiting from Forced Labor
We’re all familiar with the stories of federal agents barging into apartments, convenience stores, and even school pickup sites [...]
Opinion: Stop Enslavement of Venezuelan Refugees in Brazil
Since 2017, the political crisis in Venezuela has seen nearly four million citizens flee the country, seeking relief from severe food [...]
An American 13-Year-Old, Pregnant and Forced to Marry to Her Rapist
Dawn Tyree was just 11 years old when a family friend began molesting her. A year later she became pregnant from the rapes, and when [...]
China’s Uyghur Internment Camps Turn to Forced Labor
China is coming under increased scrutiny for its internment camps for Uyghurs in the northwestern province of Xinjiang. The Uyghurs are [...]
Cindy McCain Apologizes for Misreporting Trafficking
Cindy McCain is apologizing for reporting an innocent woman and child to Arizona police after suspecting that it was a case of human [...]
Sri Lankan Held as Domestic Slave in New Jersey
A woman in New Jersey has been convicted of forcing a Sri Lankan woman to work in her home for nine years without pay. She made the [...]
California church leaders lured homeless into forced labor
A dozen leaders of a California church have been indicted by a federal grand jury for luring homeless people into forced labor by [...]
EU funds linked to forced labor in Eritrea
The European Union spent tens of millions of euros in Eritrea last year on a construction project that relied on forced labor, the New [...]
Freedom United and over 190 organizations call on fashion brands to exit Uyghur Region
A new coalition of over 190 organizations from over 36 different countries, including Freedom United, is urging fashion brands to end [...]
Forced labor has become a “profitable venture” for the Chinese Communist Party
At a public hearing on April 8 convened by The Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force (FLETF), as required by the Uyghur Forced Labor [...]
